INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO/IEC 24770 First edition 2012-12-01 Information technology Real-time locating system (RTLS) device performance test methods Test methods for air interface communication at 2,4 GHz Technologies de l'information Système de localisation en temps réel (RTLS) méthodes dispositif de performance du test Méthodes d'essai pour l'interface de communication de l'air à 2,4 GHz Reference number ISO/IEC 2012
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Introduction ISO/IEC 24730 defines the air interfaces and an application programming interface for Real Time Locating Systems (RTLS) devices used in asset management applications. This International Standard provides test methods for measuring performance of equipment compliant with ISO/IEC 24730-2. ISO/IEC 24769 contains all measurements required to be made on a product in order to establish whether it conforms to the corresponding part of ISO/IEC 24730. iv ISO/IEC 2012 All rights reserved
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD Information technology Real-time locating system (RTLS) device performance test methods Test methods for air interface communication at 2,4 GHz 1 Scope This International Standard defines the test methods for determining the performance characteristics of 2,4 GHz real time locating system (RTLS) equipment including tags, readers, and exciters which are applicable to the selection of equipment that conforms to ISO/IEC 24730-2 for specific applications. This International Standard does not apply to the testing in relation to regulatory or similar requirements. The RTLS equipment performance parameters included in this International Standard include the mandatory direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) 2,4 GHz radio frequency beacon link between tags and readers. It includes the optional on off keyed/frequency shift keyed (OOK/FSK) short range radio frequency link between tags and programmers. It also includes the optional magnetic air-interface between exciters and tags and between programmers and tags. Unless otherwise specified, the tests in this International Standard apply exclusively to RTLS equipment defined in ISO/IEC 24730-2. 2 Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. ISO/IEC 24730-2:2006, Information technology Real-time locating systems (RTLS) Part 2: 2,4 GHz air interface protocol ISO/IEC 19762-1, Information technology Automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) techniques Harmonized vocabulary Part 1: General terms relating to AIDC ISO/IEC 19762-3, Information technology Automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) techniques Harmonized vocabulary Part 3: Radio frequency identification (RFID) ISO/IEC 2012 All rights reserved 1